First Impressions | Human Conditioning Project - T-shirts and stuff.
You hear beautiful stories about how people came to be in possession of their watches, a family heirloom, a souvenir from a major...
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putting the logical in horological
putting the logical in horological
The Theowrist is a watch blog with a logical twist, pondering the various thrills and ills of watch ownership, watch collecting and watch neurosis. Exploring why I like watches, I share my watchbox, and open the caseback of my mind to see what is going on in the twisted ticking brain of a watch theowrist. It is unfortunate at times, but I like watches, I like them a lot.
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- Aug 18
- 4 min
First Rolex First Impressions | Rolex Explorer II. 226570
The last post ended with me being made an indecent proposal by a man who I had only just met. This led to me requiring some air, so I...
- Aug 11
- 6 min
My visit to the AD | Another Rolex adventure with juicy bits
The last Rolex adventure was a super random visit in September 2023, so this one was way overdue and less random. That was a Rolex...
- Aug 2
- 3 min
First Impressions | Seiko Prospex Alpinist SPB337J1
This is a long awaited moment for me, a long overdue and exciting moment. It also holds some default disappointment, why you ask? Because...
- Jul 28
- 6 min
Watch Review | Raymond Weil Freelancer
I am indulging myself here, this isn't for anyone but me - a review for the first Swiss watch I bought. But as always, It's not fancy or...
- Jul 21
- 8 min
Watch wants | Why I've been researching Jaeger-LeCoultre.
I have been moved, shaken, shook. My balance wheel has been interrupted by a force of horological immensity. A two headed monster, angel...
- Jul 14
- 8 min
Essential budget watches for your collection, from mine.
Essential budget watches for your collection, from mine - The Theowrist
- Jun 19
- 3 min
The Seiko Design Project @ Japan House, London.
A random midweek post here, quite random indeed... I was in London the other day, Kensington to be precise, it's nice around there. Nice...
- Jun 2
- 3 min
First Impressions | Pierre Paulin Jump Hour
A usually expensive complication made affordable bargain by Pierre Paulin / Merkur.
- May 19
- 6 min
Spending Time in Paris & First Impressions...
See what I did there, it's genius you'll see why...welcome and thanks for checking out this post. It's been a while since I have been...
- May 10
- 5 min
Ten Grand Swiss Tourbillons - a bargain in context...
How about this, instead of spending £10-£15k on a Rolex that does nothing but tell the time, or tell the time twice (GMTs), or with a bit...
- Apr 21
- 11 min
Top 30 | Best Black Watches
I have wanted a black watch for ages, as black as possible were my initial thoughts but then I loosened up a bit. There are a loads of...
- Apr 14
- 2 min
First Impressions: Seiko Spirit SARB070
Apologies, this post is wayyy overdue, I picked this little disfigured beauty up in July last year - like I said, wayyy overdue. We all...
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Watch PIT - Problems, Ideas, Thoughts | Basket Case
This is mainly problems, I have problems, watch-I-want problems, first world problems. I like many watches, I put them in baskets. I have...
- Feb 19
- 3 min
First Impressions: Cartier Ronde Croisière de Cartier.
Well then, well then, what do we have here? You're right it's the Ronde Croisière de Cartier, as much as I love Cartier, they need to...
- Jan 14
- 5 min
The Birth of 2024 | Top watch wants...
Well, I thought I would add this post as soon as possible before I forget or get too busy. And as I forgot to in the last post, I will...
- Jan 7
- 9 min
The Death of 2023 - part 3 | Watch Brand of the Year
Have I overdone it here by adding a part three, it's a bit late, but I really want to have a look at a couple of brands that have given...
- Dec 26, 2023
- 5 min
The Death of 2023 - part 2 | My Top 3 Purchases
This is always a bit of a tricky one for me, for the old captain hindsight pops up, I shouldn't have... what if...etcetera. There is...
- Dec 17, 2023
- 7 min
The Death of 2023 | Top 3 Watches of the Year
It's that time of year again, the death of the year, the end of another orbit around the moon on this flat old planet Urth. I've just...
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
Just a Seconde Seconde with Timex
Guess what this post is about. Weeks of waiting, being annoyed and excited, and anxious and questioning this hobby and lifestyle over and...
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